Dr. Collins received the B.S. Degree in Bioengineering from the University of California San Diego and the M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Irvine. After completing his degree he taught kinematic robotics and design at the California Institute of Technology the University of California Riverside and the University of California Irvine. While at Caltech he helped to restructure the Mechanical Engineering Design Laboratory course and continues to work with faculty to improve student design experience. Dr. Collins joined JPL in 2005. His research interests include the design and analysis of parallel and multi-limbed mechanisms simulation and visualization of multi-loop mechanical systems and novel kinematic and mechanical designs for advanced mobility systems.